The Horrible Origins of Santa

[@biggtugg]

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[@daviddriver9243]

Look up Icelandic Christmas characters. Some of them are:door slammer, spoon licker and bowl licker just to give you an idea.

[@fallenkingdom-zd8xh]

Btw, as a Catholic, there's a legend about St. Nicholas. When he was at the Council of Nicaea, there was this guy named Arius who said that God the Son (Jesus) was created and not truly divine, which would basically make him a heretic and the heresy of Arianism is named after him. St. Nicholas lost his cool and slapped Arius right across the face. He had his bishop vestments removed as punishment and was imprisoned. He eventually repented and reobtained his clerical vestments. I will warn you that it may not be 100% accurate. Anyways, Tugg, let me know if you see this.

[@thatradiogeek]

Holy shit that's expensive.

[@YaroBeeckmans]

Zwarte piet is black because he goes through chimneys that is the story noe

[@siirvydasgircys]

Make a extra tug app like Netflix but extra tug

[@P0SSUML0VERANDHANDLER]

I did not expect a Legends of Avantris reference, but God do I love it. 'Would you rather fight one krampus sized gorilla or fifty gorilla sized karampuses? Is it krampi?'. Torbek is my favorite, he's hilarious.

[@JoseMiranda-ol7qe]

omg, I came here to comment about them too but you beat me to it! "Its not GOR-ILLA, its GRY-LA!"

[@Cry_Like_A_Swamp_Puppy]

“Krampus is what happens to me once a month” god I love bitsy so much

[@celiapadillas6147]

Currently rewatching all their Yuletide episodes… 😂 tis the season

[@CHESSKITCHEN]

@@Cry_Like_A_Swamp_Puppy I was going to say something about Krampus in my pants. Bitsy beat me to it, hers was funnier

[@Sharkyy_blue]

love the pfp

[@lush-lad]

I think that poor kids realize way faster that there’s no Santa 😂

[@Klonothan]

Can confirm as someone that grew up poor. But not before I went through a phase of childhood anger at the unfairness at age 4-5. Figured out it was a lie by 6. Went through something similar with religion in my early teens.

[@sL33pyOnThatBeat]

There Is A Santa Tho

[@Clorrey]

@@sL33pyOnThatBeat Usually the bait is better than this

[@sL33pyOnThatBeat]

@@Clorrey Im Not Baiting. Santa Has To Be Real

[@alex.g7317]

@@Clorreyyeah bro, I saw him in my house with a crowbar last night. He was clearly putting my mother’s jewels under the tree.

[@BuggyDaGoat]

Did not expect a dnd role play reference in my tugboat video. “It’s NOT GERILLA! ITS GRYLA”

[@LuigiBoi87]

"Is it a charcoal Gryla or a propane Gryla?"

[@Zavaroc]

THERE'S A WILD GORILLA ON THE LOOSE?

[@siraksolotthegreat]

Chuckles or Bitsy?

[@siraksolotthegreat]

Chuckles or Bitsy?

[@KobyashiMaru1]

‘Griela, Greela…anything but Gryla!’

[@rutgerkoenders6527]

Fun fact; in Dutch the name for Santa Clause is just Christmas Man

[@mrnice4434]

Same in German "Weinachtmann"

[@pinkdragon4830]

In Russian it’s “Grandpa frost” lol

[@faaaailure]

In French it "Father Christmas"

[@DigiBrad]

No no, THE Christmas man

[@TiiqawxHD]

Sinterklaas en zwarte piet.

[@DoomsDay117x]

This channel is wild. Because I am simultaneously learning the most random and specific facts about history, while at the same time trying to not laugh at Tugg's unhinged reactions. I figured out Santa at like 7 when I compared a note from Santa to my mother's matching hand writing and confronted my parents about it.

[@0v_x0]

I don't remember what age but I called my parents out on logic and they caved and admitted it. Flying reindeer just wouldn't parse with my nerdy ass.

[@khristinebutler6615]

what did your parents say . i got popped in the mouth for disrespecting my parents but I never believed my parents ever again I just kept quiet about it . Also I told my kids that what Christmas really was was a day to let your family know you love them by spending time together and doing nice things for friends & loved ones or getting gifts to show you love them and I said Santa was a lie so yes basically I lied to my kids & I am no better than my parents

[@The_Crucible714]

Santa never wrote me a goddamn note. 🤬

[@lunaskisses]

@@khristinebutler6615how did you lie to your kids? And you are far better than your parents for not resorting to child abuse when you don’t get your way like they did. Much love. Parenting is hard.

[@yramismynamenowdealwithit]

Because of the "santa clause is coming to town" song, I thought santa could hear me like god could lol. So i prayed to santa when i was 7, asking him to put a little chocolate in a decorative pocket on my Christmas stocking, to prove he was real and listening. So yeah, there was no little Hersheys kiss or nothing in that pocket and i was crushed. The next year i stayed up and heard my parents whisper cursing at each other trying to lay out Christmas presents lol so by 8, i was for sure santa wasnt real. Then i had to reckon with my thoughts about god lol

[@Interdacted]

Lol. Finding out Santa isn't real then questioning if God is. Pretty smart correlation.

[@mouthshovel]

Yeah lying about an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-good man with a beard who we can never see but is always watching and judging us, is kind of a bad move if you're a christian parent and you want your kids to believe in god

[@SticktheTwig]

I have a similar story to you. I used to think Jesus and Santa were bestfriends and Santa gave everyone presents for Christmas to celebrate his besite's birthday. I was like 10 when my parents told me Santa wasn't real and then I questioned religion soon after lol

[@carsbass6903]

The whole santa concept is crazy. Imagine living your life knowing there's a man out there that knows every little detail about you, watching you EVERY SECOND and taking notes of all you do, watching you sleep, watching you wake up... And you can't escape from him, he is always watching...

[@jacktowers7533]

Yeah people also call that God, also a fucked up concept

[@Interdacted]

I call that big brother, and my family.

[@carsbass6903]

@jacktowers7533 ikr

[@The_Crucible714]

Elf on a Shelf is a chaos demon.

[@nickpurdy69]

God that's so hot tbh you think I could find content like that on ExtraTugg?

[@EK6O3O]

Santa has a solid PR team, those elves working overtime

[@meaganelizabeth3758]

On the topic begging for food and drink, that is actually still practised in a slightly more convoluted and entertaining way in Newfoundland, Canada. It normally called 'Mummering' and involves getting a group together in costumes to conceal identity, then, you go door to door (of friends and family) asking to be let in. If you are let in, you normally do some kind of song and the host tries to guess who you are. After you normally have a drink or snack and go to the next house.

[@kellyh6730]

Fun fact, La Befana is Italian and she doesn’t eat kids. She was an old Italian lady often depicted as a witch with old torn clothes. She was cleaning her house when the three kings came to ask for directions to see baby Jesus she waved them away because she was “busy cleaning”. Later she felt guilty and started going around the world leaving presents and treats to children hoping one of them was Jesus. Italians celebrate La Befana after Christmas, and in some regions in Italy parents have their kids choose which toys they want to keep, and leave the rest out for La Befana to give to less fortunate children around the world.

[@alexmigliore6980]

Was going to comment this as well especially as la befana has just passed

[@Oinkmister]

I understand the gorilla Gryla reference

[@darkplague1207]

Same

[@MySecretChannel571]

Me too

[@julieneff9408]

yay!

[@OrigamistGabriel]

"Is it a charcoal Gryla or a propane Gryla?"

[@ClaireAndrew-ci1cc]

Wasn't it a reference to Legends of Avantris the dnd group

[@fleeing_life]

I never really believed in Santa. My mom and dad tried to tell me Santa brought my gifts, but using my child logic I reasoned that since Santa comes down the chimney and we don't have a chimney, it can't be Santa and they had to be lying, so I humored them

[@aaronburkeen6409]

I also humored my parents as well. I was a light sleeper for most of my childhood. And could hear everything that happened downstairs. So I knew from a very early age. They dropped the act at some point.

[@Cinabun.y]

I grew up in a household where we did not celebrate Christmas so the first time I heard about Old Saint Nicholas was when my teacher convinced me he was real when my mom picked me up I asked her about it and she told me he isn’t real and my teacher lied to me I believed in Santa for a couple of hours

[@mrhuman30]

My parents told me out of the gate that he wasn't real. I ruined multiple kids my age's childhoods because 4 year old me didn't realize some people believed it.

[@dimt2615]

Except Old Saint Nicholas is real. He existed in the 4 century I do believe. Was a real person.

[@Lena-oi4jg]

My friends daughter was so afraid of Santa Claus because she didn’t want some stranger entering there house, my friend had to put gifts from Santa in the garage because if they didn’t and she found out, she would cry and scream. I got the joy of watching that when she was 3. She is still petrified of him to this day.

[@roseredroyalblue3344]

Smart girl. She don’t want people breaking into her house.

[@DaxianPreston]

The Santa/Colonel Sanders mashup they do in Japan is my favorite Santa.

[@Hinatachan360]

Born in Japan. I agree. 🎅

[@The_Crucible714]

Santa puts a bucket of extra crispy under the tree… mmm yum.

[@MadiganinPeach]

Ah yes with our classic American Christmas meal - a bucket of chicken.

[@erenthewitch818]

yeah my mom didnt do santa, didnt want to lie to us, but when she remarried we were expected to pretend we did for the sake of our stepdads christmas-obsessed mom lol

[@grimleyXIII]

If I ever have kids, I don’t want to lie to them either. Did you ask at a young age if he was real?

[@erenthewitch818]

@@grimleyXIII if i did i dont remember, i only ever remember being aware of him as a character or mascot, same as the ones in cartoons or commercials.i imagine the conversation must have come up when i was very small. i do remember being probably about 3-4 and not realizing i shouldnt tell my cousins santa clause isnt real like they were crazy, which you can imagine went swimmingly lmao

[@grimleyXIII]

@@erenthewitch818 oh that makes sense, thanks for letting me know!

[@brianreilly8846]

When I was a wee lad, we had a Christmas were it snowed on Christmas Eve, When I lay awake either unable to sleep or waking up too early, I heard snow falling off the roof. I was instantly convinced it was Santa. So to answer Tugg's question, I believed in Santa for way longer than I should have.

[@firexenozelda5057]

I never believed in Santa 'cause my entire family has a tradition to party from 9pm Christmas Eve to 3am Christmas morning. So the whole thing where you only get gifts if you are asleep didn't work since we opened presents @ midnight and we all saw each other bring the gifts.

[@nef36]

holllly smokes I love this lmao

[@Interdacted]

Lol growing up they wouldn't bring out the presents unless I went to sleep. Kinda defeated the Santa claim when you find the gifts hidden in a closet. 😅😂

[@Minty1337]

i had a similar experience, there was no attempt to say santa was real, lmao.

[@Barm31415]

6:23 if you're confused about the elves just know that in the original Sinterklaas the elves are black men and then I gets worse but more logical for the time

[@Grianfan90]

1:21 Excited to see if the Soviets show up this time.

[@blazing2585]

The funny thing is there WAS a way they couldve been brought up but he didnt cover it

[@Gep_05]

He IS big and red after all

[@Shadzx___23]

​@@blazing2585 I think i know which one . DA KOMRAD. WHY WOULD I WEAR RED?

[@Conch2008]

​@@Shadzx___23 2 vodkas and a milk and cookies

[@israelSamuel-ur4vq]

Santa lives in space”💀

[@logan-m2d]

true r

[@DaxianPreston]

Carl: I know it's been a while, alright Fryman, but I'm not gonna get humped by a giant red gorilla from space, okay? - Aqua Teen

[@thomasguzman7728]

On the dark side of the moon

[@MrBigMan25]

@@thomasguzman7728 there is no dark side it still gets sun light why do you think there are phases this one phrase pisses me off

[@gpmaloney7493]

7:28 Fun facts about Rudolf: Rudolph was created by a JEW :) Robert L. May was Jewish and just kinda did it for the funzies I guess. The song was also written by a jew. On a similar note, a lot of Christmas music was written by Jewish artists!!! (srsly look it up!) We reallllly love showbiz lol

[@spacemanx9595]

Jew-dolf?

[@thepencil448]

This is the first time I’ve seen “Jew” written in all caps without being greatly displeased by the comment.

[@A2Stism]

6:56 "I'm sure santa believes in Democracy" when the music started I thought he would talk abot the soviets again. Rare disappointment from Tugg.

[@somedood3805]

10:47 is it a charcoal Gryla or a propane gryla

[@deeznewts2635]

She actually dangerous cause she’s using gryla-tactics

[@SquareSlime]

There’s a wild gorilla on the loose?

[@iceteal3mon108]

Now Im thinking about the grandma nuts joke

[@Froggywitchmama]

Theres something so fun about knowing that your favourite youtubers watch the same youtubers that you do (or at least have seen their shorts)

[@Froggywitchmama]

Would you rather fight one Krampus sized Grylla or fifty Grylla sized Krampuses?

[@audreyhorne6669]

I live in a small town in Belgium (I'm American) and they still do the black Pete festivities, but most people who dress up as him just do the smudges on the face thing that you showed- they recently added to the story that while Sinterklaas was travelling on his boat from Spain, Pete, who is black because he's covered in soot, apparently (despite also canonically being a Moor), fell off the boat and so some of the soot washed off, so that's what they tell kids now if they ask why his whole face isn't black anymore, though I doubt the kids really care, they just want speculaas and candy. You do see some of the full on black paint, red lips and gold earring stuff, sometimes, though. And it was definitely wild as an American to just wake up and go outside my first Christmas here to see a full brass band of black petes walking down the street. Love when you throw shade at the Dutch, though, my partner laughs a lot when i show those bits to him :)

[@tuuroll]

La Befana is an Italian witch! My Grandma would read me and my cousins a book about La Befana every christmas eve. She gives candies and gifts to the good children and uh- kidnaps the bad ones.. She is known as a good christmas witch

[@AndersStormo]

We all know Santa is a weirdo. We want to know your thoughts on the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka, and what you think we can do to fix it.

[@rylanknight8290]

How do you feel that your question has finally been answered, are you done or are you just going to another question?

[@Deveauxoff]

Ya we need a new question now

[@PinkLemonadeLips]

THERE'S A WILD GORILLA ON THE LOOSE!! 10:41

[@metrobuzzva]

NOOOO NOT GORILLA, GRYLLA

[@thestraydog]

Is it a charcoal gryla or a propane gryla??

[@metrobuzzva]

@@PinkLemonadeLips you probably shouldn’t let us in. If children are going missing, we’ll probably just make it worse.

[@ClaudiaLopez-fc4sz]

Ho would win in a fight Ya and I think there's going to be a gorilla.

[@rikkatakanashi9273]

@@metrobuzzva she’s extra dangerous cause she’s using GRÝLLA TACTICS

[@REDSpyInTheBase]

Theres a wild gorrila on the loose!

[@Xx_-Lain-_xX]

10:33 fun fact: we also have la befana (actually read befana) in Italy, but she's a lot more chill like she just brings you charcoal if you've been a bad kid, ot gifts if you've been good. Now that i think abt it she's a lot like santa here🧍‍♂️

[@Lilian-los]

I stopped believing in Santa when I was around 10 I think, but I kept up the act for about another year because I didn't want my parents to be upset about it... for some reason

[@darthjapcracker9470]

I'm a bit disappointed he didn't talk about the ogre and the pickle barrel, that's a pretty unhinged "miracle" he performed

[@charliemagne9206]

Legends of Avantris reference in a Big Tugg video?! Let’s go!

[@Tater-Animations]

11:23 I don’t think you understand how good I am at lying to myself

[@nicholmansgarage3501]

I believed in Santa until I was 13, I heard all my friends talking about Jim being fake for a few years, so I just asked my mom, and she said that Santa exists in the hearts of each and every person who gives a gift to someone else at Christmas, and that's the same answer im going to give my kids someday.

[@aptspikeybird1005]

I like it when people have a positive outlook when they know the truth about Santa

[@fonglee8693]

I started to not believe in santa at around twenty years old.

[@UndefinedUnity]

no the dude who breaks into homes, eats your food, and KNOWS WHEN YOU SLEEP is a weirdo?!??!?!?!

[@thefifthfrequency987]

10:41 Depends Tugg, was she a charcoal Gryla or a Propane Gryla? And who would win, fifty Gorilla sized Krampus's or one Krampus sized Gorilla? For science.

[@SymunTee]

I'm becoming convinced that Tugg will take over from John Oliver if he ever leaves Last Week Tonight... And I'm not mad about it

[@julieneff9408]

That is an awesome idea.

[@Sharrrkkkkkkkkkkk]

10:41 did NOT expect that whiplash of a reference 😭

[@casino23]

2:40 Your first FACTOR b-🦆

[@lenticularDee]

Bro I saw this the second he said it that's crazy 💀

[@insufferableMAYNARDfan]

😆😆😆

[@eden7622]

I believed in santa up until about fourth grade. I ended up putting together that not only would it be impossible to travel around the world in 24 hours fast enough to visit every Christmas-celebrating child on earth, but also that he’d probably be caught for copyright infringement for replicating logos and such.

[@fallenkingdom-zd8xh]

Btw, as a Catholic, there’s a legend about St. Nicholas. When he was at the Council of Nicaea, there was this guy named Arius who said that God the Son (Jesus) was created and not truly divine. St. Nicholas lost his cool and slapped Arius right across the face. He had his bishop vestments removed as punishment and was imprisoned. He eventually repented and reobtained his clerical vestments. I will warn you that it may not be 100% accurate. Anyways, Tugg, let me know if you see this.

[@rishyswishy]

You forgot the part of the story where Mary and Jesus appeared in the middle of the night and broke St. Nicholas out of jail (100% definitely not accurate). I love this story, and I think Arius totally deserved it.

[@fallenkingdom-zd8xh]

@ I mean, that is possible in my opinion, but whether it actually happened or not is what I meant, not whether it could have happened.

[@christinasimon1586]

For my family growing up we always knew Santa wasn't real, we got gifts directly from family members. We did St. Nick the night of December 5 and then we would open our stockings on December 6. That's what we believed in until probably around ages 6-9. We would often write a note to St. Nick and he would write back and one year my older sibling said that St. Nick's handwriting looked a lot like our dad's handwriting haha

[@Thefacelessrulers]

I like how big tugg is just spiralling into a really good KZbinr.

[@Kingnoodle09]

3:13 Santa triggered soo many safety alarms in my mind in that movie. That isn’t Santa, that’s nick the wanted guy

[@nicaboveno1]

0:13 forgot that you can’t watch a Bigtugg vid in front of the little siblings

[@at0micwaste]

7:10 Santa to the elves is like a queen bee to a beehive. A new santa will be birthed when needed.

[@pjo_girly20]

I believed in Santa until 7th grade 😭😭😭 MY PARENTS WOULDN’T TELL ME AND I LITERALLY ONLY KEPT BELIEVING BC I THOUGHT MY PARENTS WOULD NEVER LIE TO ME AND I GOT BULLIED FOR IT

[@pepbyroni]

10:22 as soon as blackface came up, I was eagerly waiting for tugg to bring up Justin trudeau

[@ronansmith1075]

Looks like someone is getting on the naughty list

[@GreatValueGuy]

I almost 13 years old and tomorrow my mom is taking me to get pictures with a mall Santa, happy holidays

[@MadiganinPeach]

Cuz you're still a kid - enjoy it while you can.

[@FunStuffXD]

6:40 "I've been on the low, I been taking my time, I feel like I'm out of my mind, It feel like my life ain't mine (Who can relate? Woo)". The song is 1-800 (idk if youtube allows the full thing to be said) by Logic

[@QTLouie]

That thumbnail is horrifying

[@Cyberbuildstudios]

Horrifyingly beautiful

[@brycetonbennett9346]

Clement Moore wrote "A Visit From St Nick" Washington Irving was a friend of his who got it published using his fame as a successful author.

[@Yukelele123]

For a second there I thought we were about to be Tuggless today😔

[@BrandonDenny-we1rw]

I was already Tugging

[@CrepuscularQueen]

My younger siblings still believe in santa. What feels weird is that they believe his workshop is actually in China because their toys have a made in China print on them. Honestly, with modern-day toys, manufacturing, and modern economics, I feel like there is no need to lie to children. I actually find it so ironic that the kids who feel betrayed and believed so hard in santa (raised by Christian parents) only for him to be fake also drop their religion because they were also told to believe in a god they could not see and can do miracles much like a Santa. Nobody talks about this, but I find it slightly funny as one of those kids.

[@acoustic_toothbrush]

I am so grateful that my parents never taught me to believe in santa claus and made sure I knew he wasn't real from day 1

[@CreatimationStudios]

Legends of advantres reference? Let’s go

[@MrTompin]

The winterfest music goes hard

[@logan-m2d]

frfr

[@kidcaldwell]

recognized it immediately 😭

[@Trustless1469]

Brought back memories

[@reemis]

I can't believe that @biggtugg is making a Captain Ron reference in 2024. But, it's a quality reference that he no doubt learned driving the Saratoga.

[@monculussmol]

Man, I love watching people find out about Zwarte Piet

[@VFlower09]

Watching this before the Christmas eve party ‘bout to go insane 🔥

[@skepticdank1121]

Should have mentioned the part where you have to rap battle Mari Lwyd for all the alcohol in your house.

[@charlieii4514]

That's sick.

[@kingChuch]

The timing of this video could not have been better. I was in the middle of arguing that Santa isn't a good guy to my nephew and then I unlock my phone, saw this and played it for him. I played it on the living room tv so the whole family could listen. Thank you for helping me prove my point

[@v2vee]

Legends of Avantris!!

[@JosephHelmig]

I found out Santa wasn't real when I caught my parents setting up the Christmas stuff in the middle of the night.

[@Emshii_]

I stopped believing in Santa when I was like 5, but my little sister is 11 and she still believes in Santa. She’s living under a rock so big she might as well be living under the earth

[@saratereau36950]

I was 8-9 when I stopped believing in santa, I had found one of my teeth I had just lost in my dad's room, and I asked if the tooth fairy was real. He said no. Then I asked if santa was real, and he also said no.

[@BenAttias]

my dad got me to believe the Hanukkah Man, some scrawny Jewish guy giving things to kids with a helicopter 🤣

[@lieslalasinthehous9080]

I never believed in Santa Clause but I did believe in Sinterklaas and I stopped believing in him when Black Piet was giving me a present and his sleeve rolled up a bit showing his white skin. And I started thinking "If Black Piet isn't real Sinterklaas must not be real either!!"

[@spiderdued0423]

I hope this makes a kid realize Santa is fake

[@oliversicaltoo]

Tugg referencing Legends of Avantris felt like whiplash… but in a good way

[@P0SSUML0VERANDHANDLER]

Exactly. I was not expecting it but did I love it. I mainly watch their shorts and compilations and they're hilarious! XD

[@zevfeitelson]

Tugg went so hard throughout this video on his hatred of jesus not being important enough to christmas anymore and I was so not prepared for that Bro the holiday existed before they slapped christ into it and it'll exist long after The coldest darkest time of the year we just wanna party and have some fun to not jump off a cliff these are facts of life

[@RandyEdwards-mz8xn]

Yes. In the Christmasverse, Santa is the king of the elves. So, I guess whether he owns them depends on the kind of feudal society they have....

[@MM-sx7zs]

11:10 Lived in a Christian household, I was told outright that Santa was bullshit. Though, I was also told to play along for the other kid's sake at school, so as to not ruin their fun. I felt like I had Eldritch knowledge in my possession and had to keep it a secret lest it harm my community.

[@POTTER_SWIFIE]

THAT WAS LITTERETLY MY FAMILY

[@Cjh137]

Pleasantly surprised by the LoA reference :)

[@evanweaver1060]

Now, when you say “Gryla”, do you mean a charcoal gryla or a propane gryla?

[@jdylan3705]

I was so caught off guard by that Legends of Avantris reference

[@julieneff9408]

1) Your hair looks good in the ad read. 2) Happy Hogswatch! 3) Jesus (Yeshua ben Miriam) was Jewish. 4) Y'all, Extra Tugg is worth it. 5) I made it til 8 before I figured out Santa was not the guy giving me presents. I was sad mostly because that meant the flying reindeer weren't real either.

[@kierenfleury2929]

That was great you should definitely talk more about D&D maybe do a whole episode on the history of D&D

[@Ryan-McLaughlin]

1:01 Me watching this in a mall rn...

[@Thebrickfig]

Seriously dude thanks for the vids over the year. Merry Christmas!

[@tjentalman]

You missed the whole Scandinavian shamans who may have inspired Santa myths. They wore red and white like Amanita muscaria mushrooms, which grow under pine trees (like Christmas trees). Shamans dried these mushrooms in stockings by the fire and entered homes through chimneys when snow blocked doors. Reindeer, central to Sami culture, ate these mushrooms and "flew" (hallucinated), possibly inspiring Santa's flying reindeer. Fascinating blend of folklore and tradition! They ride on reindeer slays and wear red people

[@Youroldmatejohnno]

What if Santa is dumbledore and his elves are the kitchen house elves at hogwarts

[@God_of_hot_glue]

Everything this man says could be a crazy quote

[@Cornyisshort]

I was not expecting a Legends of Avantris reference in this video 😂😂

[@Uhhhidkidkisk09]

Im bigging my tugg rn

[@endora1164]

Great video, Tugg. However, Clement Clarke Moore wrote, "A Visit From St. Nicholas" in 1823. Washington Irving wrote "Bracebridge Hall" in 1822, which basically takes place during Christmas at an English Manor House. Love your videos. Have a very Merry Christmas.

[@rdhindustanigamer1373]

2:59 skip ad

[@Sup-rh4eu]

Fun fact: Mari Lwyd is a Welsh tradition (pronounced marry loyd) where a group of people stick a horses skull on a stick and put on garlands, go to peoples houses and sing/give poems requesting entry to houses wanting beer and food. The residents have to refuse but by singing/giving poems. If the residents lose, they have to give Mari Lwyd food and alcohol. It’s essentially a bunch of dudes rap battling random people.

[@MaxNGarch145]

Yeah, I moved in Northern France near Flamish Belgium, where Sinterklaas is still commonly celebrated, as a 5th grader, and I learned about Zwarte Pieten (8:55) in Dutch class, and I found it kinda weird, not gonna lie.

[@EftelboyTV]

It is weird, but a very sensitive issue because most of the Netherlands consist of older folks wanting to keep that tradition :/

[@materla4102]

Around here, it's baby Jesus who is getting us gifts 😔 on his own birthdays!

[@ubik5453]

Controversial statement: I think we should ban Christmas.

[@Interdacted]

Becoming adult just means it's a time of year we're suppose to give our neices and nefews gifts to show love. 😂

[@ubik5453]

@IntrovertRedacted Dude, they have names for people who don't like christmas. Grinch or Scrooge. They need a scapegoat to villify to justify themselves celebrating a holiday. That's fucked up.

[@ComboSmooth]

I know in some places in the world it isn't santa that brings the gifts, it's instead Baby Jesus that brings you gifts. And something about that is hilarious.

[@lunamoon7894]

I never believed in Santa because from early on my parents just straight up told me "Santa ain't real"

[@fearlesstay]

sounds like terrible parents

[@Penny526]

Probably a good thing

[@lunamoon7894]

@@fearlesstay they ain't terrible

[@BrandonDenny-we1rw]

​@@lunamoon7894 No but they are boring. I used to think id have the same mindset but the whole idea of christmas was really fun as a kid

[@RyTheGuy205]

My family has roots in holland and you just reminded me about pete. Thank you?

[@little_leo_john]

Legend of Avantris reference, LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO!!! WE'RE GONNA COMMIT VARIOUS WAR CRIMES!

[@ariablackard]

Legends of Avantris!!! Aaaayyy!!